diff --git a/lua/kickstart/health.lua b/lua/kickstart/health.lua
index a230c89..04df77b 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/health.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/health.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ end
 
 local check_external_reqs = function()
   -- Basic utils: `git`, `make`, `unzip`
-  for _, exe in ipairs { 'git', 'cmake', 'rg' } do
+  for _, exe in ipairs { 'git', 'make', 'unzip', 'rg' } do
     local is_executable = vim.fn.executable(exe) == 1
     if is_executable then
       vim.health.ok(string.format("Found executable: '%s'", exe))
diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/cmp.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/cmp.lua
index 10433a8..e3c26f1 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/cmp.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/cmp.lua
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ return {
           -- Build Step is needed for regex support in snippets
           -- This step is not supported in many windows environments
           -- Remove the below condition to re-enable on windows
-          if vim.fn.has 'win32' == 1 or vim.fn.executable 'cmake' == 0 then
+          if vim.fn.has 'win32' == 1 or vim.fn.executable 'make' == 0 then
             return
           end
-          return 'cmake install_jsregexp'
+          return 'make install_jsregexp'
         end)(),
       },
       'saadparwaiz1/cmp_luasnip',
diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua
index c8d2ff8..139baec 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ return {
 
         -- `build` is used to run some command when the plugin is installed/updated.
         -- This is only run then, not every time Neovim starts up.
-        build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release; cmake --build build --config Release; cmake --install build --prefix build',
+        build = 'make',
 
         -- `cond` is a condition used to determine whether this plugin should be
         -- installed and loaded.
         cond = function()
-          return vim.fn.executable 'cmake' == 1
+          return vim.fn.executable 'make' == 1
         end,
       },
       { 'nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim' },